Effects of Fatigue Due to Contraction of Evertor Muscles on the Ankle Joint Position Sense in Male Soccer Players

The present study investigated the effect of taping and the semi-rigid ankle brace on ankle joint position sense. Sixteen healthy women (20.8 ± 2.3 years old) actively placed the ankle in a target position. The experimental conditions were: 1) wearing no orthosis device, 2) using semi-rigid brace, and 3) wearing ankle taping. Absolute error (AE) and variable error (VE) were calculated to obtain the joint position sense. We found an interaction effect between condition and target angle at 15o of plantar flexion for the variable VE, which showed smaller errors during the use of taping and semi-rigid brace. In conclusion, the use of ankle joint orthoses, whether taping or semi-rigid brace, decrease the variability of the position sense at 15o of plantar flexion, potentially decreasing ankle sprains occurrence.

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The Effects of Sex, Limb Dominance, and Soccer Participation on Knee Proprioception and Dynamic Postural Control

Journal of Sport Rehabilitation ◽

10.1123/jsr.2014-0250 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 31-39 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Mutlu Cug ◽

Erik A. Wikstrom ◽

Bahman Golshaei ◽

Sadettin Kirazci

Keyword(s):

Postural Control ◽

Female Athletes ◽

Outcome Measure ◽

Constant Error ◽

Position Sense ◽

Joint Position Sense ◽

Soccer Players ◽

Joint Position ◽

Main Outcome Measure ◽

Limb Dominance

Context:Both female athletes’ participation in soccer and associated injuries have greatly increased in recent years. One issue is the 2–9 times greater incidence of noncontact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in female athletes relative to male athletes in comparable sports. Several factors such as limb dominance and sporting history have been proposed to play a role in ACL incidence rates between male and female athletes. However, evidence about the effects of these factors and how they interact with sex is mixed, and thus no consensus exists.Objective:To quantify the effects of sports participation, limb dominance, and sex on dynamic postural control and knee-joint proprioception.Design:Cross-sectional study.Setting:University research laboratory.Participants:19 male soccer players, 17 female soccer players, 19 sedentary men, and 18 sedentary women.Intervention:Joint-position sense was tested using reproduction of passive positioning on a Biodex isokinetic dynamometer (30°, 45°, and 60° from 90° of knee flexion). Three Star Excursion Balance Test directions were used to assess dynamic postural control.Main Outcome Measure:Normalized reach distance (% of leg length) in the anterior, posteromedial, and posterolateral directions on each leg quantified dynamic postural control. Average absolute error and constant error for both limbs quantified joint-position sense.Results:Posteromedial reach distance was significantly better in soccer players than sedentary individuals (P = .006). Anterior reach distance was significantly better (P = .04) in sedentary individuals than soccer players. No limb-dominance or sex differences were identified for dynamic postural control, and no differences in absolute- or constant-error scores were identified.Conclusion:Sporting history has a direction-specific impact on dynamic postural control. Sporting history, sex, and limb dominance do not influence knee-joint proprioception when tested in an open kinetic chain using passive repositioning.

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Influence of Menstrual Cycle Phases on Neural Excitability in the Primary Somatosensory Cortex and Ankle Joint Position Sense

Women's Health Reports ◽

10.1089/whr.2020.0061 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 167-178

Author(s):

Koyuki Ikarashi ◽

Kaho Iguchi ◽

Yudai Yamazaki ◽

Koya Yamashiro ◽

Yasuhiro Baba ◽

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Keyword(s):

Menstrual Cycle ◽

Somatosensory Cortex ◽

Ankle Joint ◽

Position Sense ◽

Joint Position Sense ◽

Primary Somatosensory Cortex ◽

Joint Position ◽

Neural Excitability

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Effect of the Proprioceptive Training on the Joint Position Sense of the knee, Reaction Time and Dribble Ability of Youth Soccer Players

Korean Journal of Sports Science ◽

10.35159/kjss.2018.12.27.6.1325 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 27 (6) ◽

pp. 1325-1334

Author(s):

Jeong-Yeop Shin ◽

Jae-Il Choi

Keyword(s):

Reaction Time ◽

Position Sense ◽

Joint Position Sense ◽

Soccer Players ◽

Joint Position ◽

Youth Soccer ◽

Proprioceptive Training

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Effects of Extensive Training on Female Teenage Gymnasts’ Active and Passive Ankle-Joint Position Sense

Journal of Sport Rehabilitation ◽

10.1123/jsr.11.1.1 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 1-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Taner Aydin ◽

Yavuz Yildiz ◽

Cemil Yildiz ◽

Tunç Alp Kalyon

Keyword(s):

Ankle Joint ◽

Position Sense ◽

Joint Position Sense ◽

Joint Position ◽

Mean Values ◽

Extensive Training ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Group 2 ◽

Female Gymnasts

Objective:To compare the ankle-joint position-sense patterns of gymnasts and nongymnasts.Design:Proprioceptive ability was evaluated with active and passive angle-reproduction tests.Participants:40 subjects assigned to 2 groups: group 1 (n = 20), healthy subjects, and group 2 (n = 20), teenage female gymnasts.Measurements:Joint-position sense was actively measured with a Cybex NORM™ isokinetic dynamometer and passively with a proprioception-testing device.Results:A Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare the mean values of the gymnasts’ and controls’ ankles. Results revealed statistically significant differences (P < .05) between the 2 groups. No statistically significant difference between the dominant and nondominant ankles in the 2 groups was observed.Conclusions:The results suggest that extensive training might affect ankle-joint position sense, but genetics and natural selection could be the reason. It is thought that athletes are able to develop enhanced neurosensory pathways as a result of long-term training.

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